And she's my fiancee. So if you want to get to him, expect to go through both of us.

That seems to be crossing some kind of line," I say. :So anything goes?" They both stare at me- Beetee with doubt, Gale with hostility. "I guess there isn't a rule book for what might be unacceptable to do to another human being.

For a second, I'm afraid he's dying. I have to remind myself that I don't care.

We had to save you because you're the mockingjay, Katniss," says Plutarch. "While you live, the revolution lives.

I wish she was dead,' he says. 'I wish they were all dead and we were, too. It would be best.

And there I am, blushing and confused, made beautiful by Cinna’s hands, desirable by Peeta’s confession, tragic by circumstance, and by all accounts, unforgettable.

I look at Peeta and he gives me a sad smile. I hear Haymitch's voice. "You could do a lot worse." At this moment, it's impossible to imagine how I could do any better. The gift...it is perfect. So when I rise up on my tiptoe to kiss him, it doesn't seem forced at all.